I've bought from them before and never had problems, but I'll likely never shop there again after reading this.

I assume that by Nvidia, you mean MSI? Because my two other 780i boards, from EVGA and Asus both overclocked really easily. The MSI board is just a piece of crap.

I did talk to MSI about it, and they basically told me they don't know/care.

conclusion: I got an Asus Striker Formula II and it hit 3.6 ghz with no voltage changes and my ram runs at 4-4-4-12 and it took about 5 seconds of work and the system is super stable. So, the moral of the story is that this MSI board blows at overclocking and this Asus board is freaking awesome. Tha...

I also recently got one and got the crappy fan doors. I will also be cutting those suckers up. Are we in agreement that it's also a good idea to cut off the metal grill in front of the intake fans too?

yeah i have thoroughly memorized everything on the internet concerning this motherboard. That page is a little helpful, but not too much since that board uses a different bios than mine and he's using a different processor and different ram. Thanks though =)

I was able to get it to boot at 3.525ghz seemingly stable. That's absolutely insane since my goal has been 3.6ghz. It just won't do it though, no matter what I do to the voltages. Here's a screenshot of what settings in the BIOS worked to get my current speed. Hopefully either someone will see a mir...

I tried lots and lots of voltages, none of which were completely stable. In fact, it wasn't until I bumped the voltages into dangerous levels that it would boot into windows, and even then it was highly unstable. With my nb at 1.5 volts and my ram at 2.3 and my cpu somewhere around 1.8v, it would at...

My memory is set to run 1:1 at 800mhz. I would update my bios, but there's only one version that exists, 1.0. I visited Rebel's Haven, but their section on MSI motherboards hasnt been posted in for like a year. Guess they're not too active. I tried pretty much every voltage I could, well into unsafe...

if that is the case, it will make me very sad.

I have been able to get it to boot at 1600fsb, but I had to jack the voltages way up and it is still wildly unstable...something is clearly amiss and I can't figure it out.

I am having great difficulty overclocking my e8400 on my new MSI P7N Diamond motherboard. The same processor with the same RAM overclocked just fine without any voltage bumps on my EVGA 780i motherboard, but for the life of me, I can not figure out how to get this MSI board to do the very same thing...

http://enthusiast.hardocp.com/article.html?art=MTM0MSwxLCxoZW50aHVzaWFzdA== HardOCP has the 8800GTS coming out on top in pretty much every test. Don't know why there would be a discrepancy, but this is what I have read. I don't have a GTS, I have the GTX, but I'd assume their coolers would be simil...

I use an 8800gtx under 32bit vista and it runs great. Everyone who says otherwise is using 4 month old drivers or they're retarded. It's a small amount slower than it would be in XP, but so are ATI cards. Can't blame Nvidia for that, I'd say. I'm a painfully addicted PC gamer and I have yet to have ...

Yesterday was a very busy day for this computer. I modded the back panel to fit a second 80mm fan, I added a 120mm top fan mount, and I cut out the front on the case and added some honeycomb modders mesh for some far superior airflow. http://www.breakspirit.com/misc/finishedwavemaster1.jpg http://ww...

Why not try to make that window from mesh or other type of metal net... And maybe ad some light to case... I did actually consider doing that and I do already own some black modders mesh, but I decided I didn't think it looked as good as a plain old window in my opinion. I do have some cold cathode...

I could also just attach those casters straight to the bottom of the case, without using any board, right? Although that would make it more difficult to remove them if I decided against the bottom fan. I work at a hardware store, so I'll pick some casters up next time I work.

what about external water cooling? behind that stand you have? just have 2 tubes going into the case from the rear... I was originally very tempted to go with water cooling, but the idea of so much hassle whenever I needed to switch parts really turned me off to that idea. Plus the added cost and m...

Hey, just wanted to give an update, sorry for the double post My second window with the precut 120mm fan hole arrived, so now I've got two windowed panels to mess with: http://www.breakspirit.com/misc/wavemaster07.jpg Unfortunately, NOTHING IN THE WORLD can ever be easy and the panel won't actually ...

Look....if you are unwilling to attempt a simple rolling box/stand to raise your case, a flip-your-board project would be a nightmare. I've been giving you ideas that are relatively easy, known to work, allowing an effective filtration system, and above all will retain the exact look of your existi...

Flip the motherboard tray, eh? I looked around the CM site and couldn't find what you're talking about. Got a link? I'm willing to try wacky ideas like this sounds like.

You're right that the bottom fan likely wouldn't get enough air, so I've been hunting for some taller case feet that won't ruin the look. I came across these: http://www.frozencpu.com/products/1318/cpa-115/Lian-Li_Metal_Casters_Wheels_Stand_w_Brake_WB-01.html?tl=g43c241s614 But I tihnk they might be...

Alright, I've been up all night, again, working on this and I think I've got a plan. I'm going to cut a bigger hole on the top to fit a 120mm exhaust fan up there and also cut a 120mm intake fan on the bottom of the case. In addition, I'll be ordering some modder's mesh, the thin honeycomb kind, and...

That's a good idea, bluefront, I'm going to try that right now. I like how you and I seem to be up at all the weird hours of the night Ok yeah instead of installing a second rear fan, I replaced it with a far faster, louder fan to simulate the airspeed of 2 fans. I then set it to blow inward and ran...

Which fan slots? I wish I could get a 12cm fan on the back for exhaust, but I see no way to do so =/ I conducted some tests using a 12cm fan. I set it hovering about 1cm away from my desk, which is how it would be in my current case. The airflow lessened very dramatically and was not normal until it...

How about Scythe Kama Bay? I'm not sure how I'd use that thing. It looks cool, but there aren't any places at which I could install it. My drive bays are covered by the case's door and mounting it internally wouldn't bring in any cool air, it would just move the hot air inside. Do you have any bett...

That's a good idea, but I'd never be able to make a box that would look good under this case, unfortunately. If I wasn't so hung up on looks, this project would be far easier. My last PC was one of the typical SPCR silent types where it was just a plain looking box with relatively standard hardware....

I'm willing to attempt the bottom fan mod, but I'd need to find some decent looking taller case feet I think. I wish I knew of anyone else attempting this, but I guess that kinda adds to the fun because it's dangerous and I might ruin a case I've put so much work into.

Well you would need to raise the case slightly, in order to get airflow to the filter. I raised mine about 1.5" with some wood feet. If you cut a hole in the window for a side fan, just how will you attach a filter? A flat filter the size of the fan, is terrible for airflow......much like what you ...

I don't know if the airflow would be so good like that. This case has kinda tiny feet and having to buy big ugly feet might eliminate the point of putting it on the bottom of the case anyway. The case really only sits 1cm off the desk. Would you say it would make any difference, in terms of cooling,...

Holy crap, that's some serious modding right there! Is that your case?

Hah I just noticed you're from St.Louis too.

You may be beating your head on the wall. Those filters on the intake fans are simply too restrictive because of their small surface area. Combine that with their cramped location with poor airflow even without a filter, and you end up with very little air getting into the computer. I doubt a 120mm...